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Recent Examples of padrone
Instead, much of this awkward English-language period piece focuses on peasants’ struggle to overthrow padrone control just after the First World War.
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Dennis Harvey, Variety, 2 June 2023
Dennis Harvey, Variety, 2 June 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for padrone
Noun
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The show-within-a-show stars Valerie as Beth, an innkeeper at a bed and breakfast.—
Chris Murphy,
Vanity Fair,
20 Mar. 2026
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Lake and Porter counties have also been asked to adopt a 1% food and beverage tax, and Lake County has been asked to pass a 5% innkeepers tax.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Dozens of patrons show up at Tsarouhas’ restaurant at all hours — particularly at the crack of dawn — to enjoy patsa as many say the soup eases the stomach after a night of heavy drinking.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Despite the order, the suspension document said Denver police observed the property operating as a bar and nightclub and continued to admit patrons between April 3 and the early hours of April 5.—
Jessica Alvarado Gamez,
Denver Post,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The landlord was a local man named Sean Alfortish.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Individually, advocates encourage San Diegans to turn off their outdoor lights at night or put them on a motion-sensor timer, and talk with their landlords or Home Owners Associations about improving lighting around a property.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Padrone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/padrone. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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